Hardenburg (Bad Dürkheim) Explained

Hardenburg
Höhenburg
Built:1205/1214
Type:hill castle
Site Area:180mxx90mm (590feetxx300feetm)
Condition:Ruin, partially reconstructed
Location:Bad Dürkheim-Hardenburg
Occupants:Counts
Coordinates:49.4622°N 8.1217°W
Map Type:Rhineland-Palatinate#Germany
Code:DE-RP

The Hardenburg on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Bad Dürkheim is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of Palatinate. It was the residence of the Counts of Leiningen, who in 1725 moved to Schloss Dürkheim.

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